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- Title
Principales lugares de producción de las patologías que requieren recompresión en cámara hiperbárica.
- Authors
Olea González, A.; Rodríguez Ruiz, S.; Rodríguez Ramírez, D.; Martín Martin, S.; García Miguel del Corral, R.; Pujante Escudero, A. P.
- Abstract
Introduction: The main pathologies that require a recompression therapy are decompression sickness (DCS) and arterial gas embolism (AGE), boths can be caused by pressure-related activites and certain amount of gas (dissolved or not) in the Victim's blood. Besides diving other pressure-related activities put the person in risk of this pathologies. Aim: To investigate the main place of production of these pathologies and their physiological base. Methods: we reviewed all charts of patients with DCS and AGE from 1970-2017 at Centro de Buceo de la Armada (Cartagena). Results: There were 392 cases, 345 (88%) diving related, 36 (9,18%) hyperbaric chamber-related, 6 (1,53%) submarine activities related and 4 (1,02%) hypobaric activities-related. Conclusions: Diving injuries rates are the most important but any pressure-related activity can be risky even hyperbaric chamber activity, considered the safest pressure-related activity.
- Subjects
HYPERBARIC chambers; DIVING accidents; DECOMPRESSION sickness; HYPOBARIC chambers; SUBMARINES (Ships)
- Publication
Sanidad Militar, 2018, Vol 74, Issue 3, p179
- ISSN
1887-8571
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4321/S1887-85712018000300008